Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached 1.
6
million tons in 2010, a doubling of shipments in just two years, reports
the North American...
More
Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached 1.
6
million tons in 2010, a doubling of shipments in just two years, reports
the North American Wood Fiber Review
Over the past two years, North America has become a major supplier of wood pellets to
Europe.
In 2010, an estimated 1.
6 million tons of pellets were shipped from the US and
Canada to the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium, according to the North American Wood
Fiber Review.
This is a doubling of volume compared to 2008.
Seattle, USA.
The European Union has stated that by 2020, at least 20 percent of total
energy consumption should be supplied by renewable energy resources.
In an effort to
reach this target, many countries have increased their consumption of woody biomass in
the form of both wood chips and pellets the past few years.
In 2010, just over 11 million
tons of wood pellets were consumed, which was about
Less
